Economic Intervention Post Covid-19 as AU Chair appoints Envoys..

The African Union Chair and President Republic of South Africa appointed four special envoys tasked with mobilising international support to assist African countries in their efforts to mitigate the economic challenges Post Covid-19. The appointed special envoys are Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala(Nigeria), Dr. Donald Kaberuka(Rwanda), Mr. Tidjane Thiam(Ivory Coast), Mr. Trevor Manuel(South Africa).

The special envoys will solicit and coordinate all pledges made by International Financial Institutions, the European Union and the G20 to assist Africa’s efforts in dealing with this global pandemic.

“In the light of the socio-economic and political impact of the pandemic on African countries, these institutions need to support African economies that are facing serious challenges with a comprehensive stimulus package for Africa, including deferred debt and interest payments”. President Ramaphosa said.

RISE IN AFRICA’s COVID-19 CASES

Total confirmed cases from the Coronavirus pandemic in Africa has risen to 14,497 with 2,823 total recoveries and 788 confirmed deaths. South Africa leads in numbers of positive cases standing at 2,173 with 410 recoveries and 25 deaths. This could be attributed to a better testing capacity and a more robust information gathering and dissemination strategy. Algeria leads with the highest number of deaths in Africa at 293 with 591 recoveries and 1,914 positives COVID-19 infection cases.

Statistics Updated April 13, 2020 at 0745HRS SAST

Algeria	Confirmed Cases 1,914	Active Cases 1,030	Recovered Cases 591	Confirmed Deaths 293
Angola	19	13	4	2
Benin	35	29	5	1
Botswana	13	12	0	1
Burkina Faso	497	309	161	27
Burundi	5	5	0	0
Cameroon	820	710	98	12
Cape Verde	8	6	1	1
Central African Republic	8	8	0	0
Chad	18	16	2	0
Comoros	0	0	0	0
Congo-Brazzaville	60	50	5	5
Democratic Republic of Congo	234	198	16	20
Djibouti	214	176	36	2
Egypt	2,065	1,317	589	159
Equatorial Guinea	21	18	3	0
Eritrea	34	34	0	0
Eswatini	14	7	7	0
Ethiopia	71	58	10	3
Gabon	49	47	1	1
Gambia	9	6	2	1
Ghana	566	554	4	8
Guinea	250	233	17	0
Guinea-Bissau	38	38	0	0
Ivory Coast	574	484	85	5
Kenya	197	164	25	8
Lesotho	0	0	0	0
Liberia	50	42	3	5
Libya	25	15	9	1
Madagascar	106	86	20	0
Malawi	13	11	0	2
Mali	105	74	22	9
Mauritania	7	4	2	1
Mauritius	324	273	42	9
Morocco	1,661	1,366	177	118
Mozambique	21	19	2	0
Namibia	16	13	3	0
Niger	529	442	75	12
Nigeria	323	228	85	10
Rwanda	126	101	25	0
São Tomé and Príncipe	4	4	0	0
Senegal	280	107	171	2
Seychelles	11	11	0	0
Sierra Leone	10	10	0	0
Somalia	25	22	2	1
South Africa	2,173	1,738	410	25
South Sudan	4	4	0	0
Sudan	19	15	2	2
Tanzania	32	24	5	3
Togo	76	44	29	3
Tunisia	707	633	43	31
Uganda	54	50	4	0
Western Sahara	6	6	0	0
Zambia	43	11	30	2
Zimbabwe	14	11	0	3

Statistics from  John Hopkins University Corona Virus Resource Center

Compiled by Abiodun Abidoye Member  Southern African Freelancers Association 

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